Divided tank set up

[Neal]

I understand you talking about not being able to escape the small space if one fails in a smaller enclosure but whats the thinking behind not running 2 dimmers?
Whether i run 1 or 2 if they fail they max out anyway thats why i stick to a low watt CHE for smaller tanks. Without regulating a 60watt CHE on a 10 gal you can only get 84 degrees with it covered. Now the UTH is another story, if running Wide open its 113 on the glass. ...but the snake can leave the UTH and go to the CHE side and survive 84 unregulated. I think thats why its best to use the bulb size you need and never overkill.

Even a low wattage is enough to kill a snake. That 113, and your snake has nowhere to go, will kill it. I've seen it happen to people in the hobby. If you had a 40 gallon tank and it blasted wide open, the snake could go to the other side to get away from the heat.

Also just because a snake can leave, doesn't mean it will. A snake can eat and not starve, but some will starve to death. Also have you seen how snakes have burn marks from heat rocks? They can not go on them, but they do. I'm speaking in actual facts, not just because the snake can.